André
17 juni 2025
I was very deliberate in my research before purchasing the Lowepro ProTactic TLZ 75 Slim AW III, but it's really for an APS-C or the smallest of full frame cameras. Just to be clear, I **really?** like this bag (it just didn't work for my particular use case, but it may for yours).There are many positives on this case that led me to purchase it. Let me mention those positives first:Pros:* Minimalist. I really like the, clean design, there isn't anything you don't need.* Dense padding, not too thick. It's just the right balance of protection versus weight. Overall feels light. So yes, it's slim. You can grab this case, throw it over your shoulder or on a belt loop. Throw in an extra battery, cleaning cloth, a cable and maybe a filter (but not much more).* Single main compartment. There is one big (extendable) interior space with a small pocket just big enough for a lens cloth and maybe a memory card.* Interior divider used as a hanger for suspending the camera grip; it's a very good way to take some of the weight off the camera lens since the camera is stowed vertically. This is a great idea. But make sure the divider doesn't have a gap between the side of the case and the bottom edge of the divider. Otherwise if you reverse the lens hood when placing the lens in, it can get hooked on the edge and you won't be able to pull the lens out of the case.* One decent sized exterior pocket with the zipper on the top so your accessories don't fall out (like side accessible zippers).* Two belt loops: large one that you can run through your backpack belt loop, and inside this is a smaller belt loop for pants belt. This is a good piece of design work. If there was just the one big belt loop, the back could shift around a lot.* There are a couple of small Molle straps you can attach a lens pouch or camera clip to.* Integrated, attached rain cover. Easy to deploy, easy to stow.* It comes with decent bag straps. The rings used are solid.* Stowable latch for quick access and increased security.* It has integrated attachment points so it can be chest mounted on a backpack if you use your own carabiners or other such set up.* Largely made out of recycled materials (88% recycled by weight).Cons:* It's small, like really small. LowePro's description for this product states, "Slim TopLoader fits full frame body & lens up to 70-200mm F2.8". What full frame body are they talking about? There are very few full frame cameras that would fit the dimensions. I can't highlight the following point enough: the interior cross section dimensions are 14 cm x 10.5 cm **at the mouth of the bag** and the space tapers from there. There is absolutely no wiggle room in this dimension. I have a Nikon Zf which is 14.4 x 10.3; it is not a particularly large camera body. I was rather excited to see how my camera fit when I received the camera holster. So I slid the camera and lens into the bag, but there was no room to slide my fingers around the grip. When I went to pull the camera out of the holster it was stuck. I had left the reversed lens hood on the lens. But the hood hooked underneath the grip support/ Velcro divider (like a lobster trap). I tried a number of times to gingerly remove the camera again but I couldn't. I realized the divider was hooking the lens so I needed to move it or remove it. The camera body was so tight along the edges, I couldn't slide my fingers down in the case to move the Velcro. It took several minutes to figure out a way to remove the camera without damaging it. It's a very easy fix to make sure the lens hood doesn't get hooked on the divider like this again. As mentioned, just make sure there is no gap between the side of the holster and the lower edge of the Velcro divider (but that's not the way the divider was initially placed in the bag and I wasn't expecting that to happen).* After I removed the Velcro divider, I tried again, and for Nikon Zf, there was no way I could make it work. This case is really well designed, and it's meant to be quick access. But if you don't have enough room to easily hook your fingers under the grip, it won't work.* There are very few full frame cameras this holster will fit. Perhaps something like a Sony A7CII, or smaller? But how many full frame cameras are this small? This is really a holster for something like the size of an APS-C camera like the Sony a6700, Fujifilm X-T5, or the Fujifilm X-E4. I think this case would be perfect for cameras like these. Something like the Fujifilm XT-5, which is 13 cm x 9.1 cm, would be the largest camera body I could imagine using with this holster; there would only be 1 cm to slide your fingers around the grip. So make sure to look up or measure your camera body dimensions before deciding on this holster and leave minimum 1 cm to slide around the camera grip. Do your own due diligence.Overall, I really liked this holster case. It's too bad they couldn't have made it just a little bit larger, I would have loved it. But it may suit your rig better.
Carles
13 april 2025
Buen producto, acabado de calidad. Funda compacta y aparentemente para cámaras sin espejo.La adquirí para una OM-1 con objetivo M-Zuico 100-400. La profundidad es perfecta, además extensible para el parasol, pero una vez dentro de la funda, cuesta mucho de coger la cámara para sacarla, es muy justa he incómoda. Deberían ampliar 2cm por lado. Evidentemente una DSLR normal, no cabe.La he devuelto. Una lástima.
Tarsna
8 november 2024
Excited to get this bag until tried to load my Z8. Advertising for this bag failed to point out its for tiny mirrorless. My Z6iii will go in but very hard to remove as the fit is so tight. Lovely bag if you have a small camera. My 70-200 2.8 has a tripod arm making it a really hard fit too. hard to get in and even harder to remove. Sadly its gone back